Media Beat

Video: The 30-year Essence vet says the key to longevity in publishing is a combination of good ideas, enthusiasm and a pro-active attitude. "Are you asking yourself 'what great things am I going to do today?'"

Mikki Taylor's Advice for Magazine Editors: 'Take the Leap Forward' (FishbowlNY)

Video: In her new book Commander in Chic, Essence editor-at-large Mikki Taylor credits Michelle Obama for bringing sophistication back to American style. Casual Fridays? No, thank you, says Taylor. "If we're coming to work in sneakers, who are we representing?"

Essence's Mikki Taylor Takes on Casual Fridays (FishbowlNY)

Video: When the fashion and beauty maven first started working for Essence in the early 80s, there weren't nearly as many images of black women in the media as there are today. "It became more than a job from the moment I walked in the doors and began serving black women."

Mikki Taylor on Her 30 Years at Essence (FishbowlNY)

Video: Brad Goreski wasn't always the beacon of style he is today. The star of It's a Brad, Brad World revealed that he had to overcome a lack of access (he's originally from a tiny town in Canada) and the doubts of others to climb to the top.

How Brad Goreski Got an Internship at Vogue (FishbowlNY)

Video: The up and coming stylist sets the record straight about his relationship with Rachel Zoe. "I had reached a point for me where I was like, 'I love my job, but there's this voice inside of me that's telling me it's time to go.'"

Brad Goreski on His Falling Out with Rachel Zoe (FishbowlLA)

Video: The breakout star of Bravo's The Rachel Zoe Project is striking out with a celebrity-styling career and addictive reality series of his own. "I'm not exactly sure what a Brad, Brad World is yet -- you never know where you're going to end up."

Breakout Styling Star Brad Goreski Takes Us Inside His 'Brad, Brad World' (UnBeige)

Video: FBN reporter Sandra Smith says her time as a Tiger - on the Track & Field team - was invaluable. "It challenges you, it makes you smarter, it makes you more aggressive."

How Being a College Athlete Prepared Sandra Smith for the Real World (TVNewser)

Video: For Sandra Smith the trading floor is like a second home. "That's really the environment I grew up in," says the Fox Business Network correspondent. But instead of trading on the action, she's covering it for FBN.

Sandra Smith Goes from Trader to Reporter (TVNewser)

Video: As we found out in the first part of our Media Beat interview, the Chicago native is a rare breed of business correspondents who splits her time between the Chicago pits and Wall Street.

From the Windy City to Wall Street, FBN's Sandra Smith Follows the Money (TVNewser)

Video: How exactly did Ryan Gosling become the man this year? According to Entertainment Weekly executive editor Kristen Baldwin, Gosling's ascent is no accident. She says quality work + star presence = crazy buzz.

EW's Kristen Baldwin on the Ryan Gosling Factor (FishbowlNY)

Video: Entertainment Weekly's executive editor says rushing into the tablet field too early could be a mistake for publishers, and gives the key to writing EW's signature punchy blurbs.

Kristen Baldwin on Bringing EW to Tablets: 'We really wanted to wait until we got it right' (FishbowlNY)

Video: The glossy's exec editor talks why Daniel Radcliffe was a shoo-in for the top spot, plus their editorial process for churning out such lists on a weekly basis. Thankfully, it's never come to blows.

Entertainment Weekly's Kristen Baldwin Talks 'Entertainers of the Year' (FishbowlNY)